With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
If the latest images datamined from the most recent Paladins update are to be believed, we may soon be seeing a port of the game to Nintendo’s Switch. The free-to-play hero shooter, which is often compared to Overwatch, already has ports to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, new information…
Exhausted the likes of Axiom Verge and Cave Story on your Switch, or just want to go on a bewitching 8-bit adventure? Well, Alwa’s Awakening has you covered when it launches this summer. Developer Elden Pixels has confirmed the game, which first released for PC in February 2017, will be…
Out of all the characters to be added to Sonic Mania post-launch few could have seen Mighty and Ray being Sega’s picks, but now we’ve seen them in action they’re a natural fit. It turns out they’re not the only thing crossing over from the obscure arcade game SegaSonic the…
Throughout the month of April, independent comic publisher IDW went all out with its brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog series, releasing a new issue every week. It looks like that hype building exercise has paid off extremely well, with Sonic Source reporting that each issue sold at least 13,000 issues, with…
Update: Added info on the Famicom Mini’s return in Japan as well. It was announced last year that the notoriously hard to find NES Classic would be eventually returning to store shelves sometime in 2018. Today we’ve learned exactly when it’ll let you revisit all those retro favorites, and it’s…
We’ve been awaiting the release of all the recently datamined Super Mario Odyssey outfits, with only new hint art to tide us over in the meantime. Sometimes people just gotta take matters into their own hands, and that’s just what the duo of Mizumi and GRAnimated did. By editing some…
Bitsummit 2018 has been in full swing all weekend. Celebrating Japanese indie creators and a multitude of games, live interviews have been conducted via the organization’s Twitch channel. During one particular segment that is gaining traction, Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya from Platinum Games answered a variety of questions. Everything…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the hamster heels of our Kirby: Star Allies challenge comes another ruthless run that’ll leave you flopping…
Inti Creates has a double dose of 2D action with two new games coming out of the Bitsummit event currently underway in Kyoto. Both of these games are offshoots of other existing or upcoming titles, and both look to be right in Inti’s wheelhouse. First is Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger…
I told you I’d be back, folks. It’s time yet again for a new segment I like to call “Bryan Reports on Pocket Rumble News for the Entirety of Time!” The news this time is that Cardboard Robot Games, the developers behind the Neo Geo Pocket Color-style fighting game, will…
It’s that time again — to relentlessly shill yourself for the chance at winning faaaabulous prizes! Nintendo of America has announced the Nintendo Switch Together sweepstakes, wherein you can reply with either a photograph or message via Twitter about how you’d use your Switch “anytime, anywhere” with various cohorts for…
Last year’s release of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle brought us a unique experience we weren’t quite expecting on Switch. While we didn’t receive new amiibo to represent the game, we did have the opportunity to decorate our homes and workspaces with 3 to 6 inch figures of the Rabbid…
